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Exceptional Post Memorial Day Auction

Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:00 am

Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield, NH
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www.wsmithauction.com

Preview: Available from June 7 through 11, 10 am-4 pm daily

Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Fine Watches By Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe & Lange & Sohne

Fine Watches By Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe & Lange & Sohne 

Important Documented CT Chippendale cherry secretary from the workshop of Silas Rice

Important Documented CT Chippendale cherry secretary from the workshop of Silas Rice


We are very excited to welcome you back to our gallery for this live auction!
 This post Memorial Day auction boasts incredible objects from many estates and
includes the Wurlitzer Family Collection from Sarasota, FL
Featuring Fine Antiques and Art, Exceptional Jewelry from Tiffany, Bulgari, Webb &
Van Cleef & Arpels, European, Asian, Antique Autos and more!
Sale will be held outdoors under large tents, public welcome
Please call to reserve your seat 603-675-2549 


Join us for Live In-Person Bidding
Online, Phone and Absentee Bidding also Offered


Estate Jewelry: Exceptional 18K Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet set with onyx, coral, green quartz and diamond; Tiffany & Co. emerald and diamond bracelet; Tiffany & Co. sapphire and diamond ring; 4 David Webb diamond and colored stone bracelets; approx 15 ctw. diamond necklace; approx. 8.5 ct. canary yellow diamond ring; approx. 6.5 ct. round diamond ring; approx. 3.5 ct. round diamond ring, other diamond rings; Tiffany & Co. snowflake diamond ring approx. 1.6 ct. center; Bulgari 18k diamond and MOP earrings; Tiffany & Co. double strand pearl necklace; fine Art Deco platinum diamond and sapphire bracelet; Art Deco diamond pins; and much more.

Watches: Rare 18K gold Audemars Piguet grand complication pocket watch; platinum Patek Philippe men’s chronograph wristwatch with box; 18K A. Lange & Sohne men’s wristwatch with box; Men’s Baume & Mercier Hampton Dual Time with steel band and deployment clasp.

Americana: Important CT Chippendale cherry secretary from the workshop of Silas Rice (previously sold by Smith’s in 2001 for $100K, illustrated in Ct Valley Furniture by Kugelman and Lionetti, p. 416, catalog 191A), MA Chippendale serpentine front butler’s secretary with bookcase top; Chippendale cherry and figured maple NH secretary; fine tiger maple NH tall chest with stylized fan carving- workshop of David Young; fan carved Boston Chippendale oxbow chest; Queen Anne NE lowboy; 2 Federal Roxbury tall clocks; tall clock by John Fisher York Town; Federal cherry 2 part corner cupboard; Federal grain painted corner cupboard; Federal cherry 2 part set back cupboard; other cupboards; small Federal Boston sideboard; Japanned Q.A. highboy; various Chippendale slant lid desks; Chippendale and Federal chests of drawers; early tavern tables and Windsor chairs; large farm table, and much more.

Several 19th C. American school miniature paintings; paint decorated boxes; horse weathervane signed G Harris; trade sign; large 19th C. RR station regulator clock; Brandt decoy; stoneware; American samplers and needle works; scrimshaw busk; slot machine; early pipe box; Shaker box; PA fraktur; Historical Blue Staffordshire, etc.

European: Two 18th C. French walnut commodes; French 2 tier dessert table; 17th C. Italian walnut chest; 17th C. European court cupboard; early Continental corner cupboard; 2 early European Cassoni; Neoclassical stands; early Italian dressing table; early 2 part Welsh dresser and more.

Collection of KPM paintings on porcelain; Vienna plates; pair of F. Barbedienne bronze urns; bronzes, including G. Renda bronze female; Wm. O’Donovan bronze bust man; large bronze maiden P. Dubois; large Italian bronze the wrestlers; Hip. F. Moreau bronze cherub vase; pair of F. Barbedienne bronze urns; pair of bronze Barbedienne candelabras; French Doré bronze potpourri urns; pair of bronze and marble pedestals; Austrian Arab bronzes; 2 large marble figures; English Regency Dital harp by Srohl and more.

Asian: selection of Chinese porcelains, Chinese snuff bottles, Asian bronzes and carvings, Chinese scrolls, Chinese stands, Chinese cabinets, carved jades, Ando Cloisonné vase, Japanese bronze tiger, Japanese woodcuts, other Chinese and Japanese etc.

Silver: sterling flatware sets, including Jensen; silver tea sets; silver pitchers and more.

Art: Anna Robertson Moses “Grandma Moses” O/C Grandma Goes to the City; an exceptional oil White Mountains by Harrison Bird Brown; 2 works by Emil Bisttram; large oil Paul Emil Jacobs; 4 oils by Kim Wiggins; 2 oils Marcel Mouly; 2 oils by Jean Picot; oil Alexander Dzigurski; selection of 18th and 19th C. folk and other portraits; oil by Lola Spencer, Hetch Hechty Valley; oil by Antonio Martino; oil Horace Brown; Paul Sample w/c: Gustave Wiegand oils; Fred Swan oils; oils by Marcel Mouly; oil W. Plummer; several oils by Winona (Moses) Fisher; book manuscript by Wilfred Robertson (Moses) with oil painting illustrations; works by Doug Henry; oil by Wm B Hoyt; oil by Cecil Chichester; ink sketch signed Rodin; pencil signed Modigliani; Gaugin and others… 

Steinway Model M baby grand piano; set of 8 custom bow back Windsor chairs; large farm table; tufted leather sofa; pair zinc planters on pedestals; Porter music box with cabinet base and records; Jukebox by Seaborg; Fender guitar... Many unique and wonderful finds!

Autos: 1929 Model A Roadster; 1989 BMW convertible 325i; 2000 BMW convertible Z3; 1987 Mercedes convertible 560SL, and others


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Terms: Established Smith customers - Cash, check or credit card.
New clients - Cash or approved bank check.
Cash, Check, Credit Cards +3%, PayPal +2.9%.
Buyers Premium in Effect, No Sales Tax.
Auctioneers: William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon
Visit our Website: www.wsmithauction.com or email us at: [email protected]


William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers

William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers

PO Box 49, Plainfield, New Hampshire 03781
603-675-2549
Visit our Web site: www.wsmithauction.com
or email us at: [email protected]

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William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers

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